The Prognostic Value of Human Papilloma Virus in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Rambam Health Care Campus

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04014738

0190-19-RMB-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

It is well established that HPV infection has a casual and is a prognostic factor in several cancer types, including oropharynx. We wish to examine if HPV infection has a prognostic significance in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients treated in our institute between 2008-2018

Exclusion criteria

• missing clinical data
• 2nd Head and neck primary cancer
• very locally advanced or distant metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma
• Prior radiation therapy to the head and neck region